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PORTLAND Thread
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Ryan, your friend could get Jason's set up and his 888r for $1,200. You should tell him about that.
I want all the Portland locals to know about the new indoor BMX track opening up in Milwaukie, OR. It should be a lot more fun than trying to ride skate parks like I did last winter. They allow pretty much anything with 24" or 26" tires to race the "cruiser" class, so you can run a hardtail mtb if you like. I expect they'll have plenty of practice nights as well.
Remember, all the big time mountainbike guys used to race bmx. Find out why.
I want all the Portland locals to know about the new indoor BMX track opening up in Milwaukie, OR. It should be a lot more fun than trying to ride skate parks like I did last winter. They allow pretty much anything with 24" or 26" tires to race the "cruiser" class, so you can run a hardtail mtb if you like. I expect they'll have plenty of practice nights as well.
Remember, all the big time mountainbike guys used to race bmx. Find out why.
Hahaha, Toshi's talking like a homieToshi said:
I'm thinking about getting the scream because the massive standover on my kona is starting to get to me. It's fine when I'm riding but when I want to put a foot down on a skinny I'm screwed. It might happen, nothing's set in stone at the moment...
yeah those look pretty nice... but why not try a different suspension design? There really isnt anything that great about the kona one. If you still want a scream though i might get rid of mine sometime soon in favor of something a bit lighter because i actually have to pedal up hills here and it sucks on a heavy bike.
I'd consider your frame if it wasn't a medium, a large scream feels perfect to me. Chris's is a large, I like the way it rides and I can get a pretty good deal on it. I'll then sell my kona frame with the jr.t I still have laying around and make the money back that I spent on the frame.eknomf said:
I would like to get a "different" frame design- I'd ride just about anything if it's the right size and has good feeling travel...... and has semi-low standover. But I really don't want to spend that much money at the moment and good deals for cool frames are kinda hard to find. I also need to build a new computer so my spare funds for the near future are devoted to that. If I don't end up with the scream I'll look around for another good deal. We'll have to wait and see what happens.
Would you be interested in trading for a 2002 Norco team DH. It is a warranty replacement frame with very low hours. Adjustable travel, 6", 7", 0r 8" with a vanilla rc. It's White with a red fsr link rear and comes with a 150 x 12 gold Hadley hub laced up to a doubletrack rim.
anybody want to ride tonight, tomorrow, or sometime this week?
TWISTED said:
I've had exams for the last two weeks so i havent got to ride at all. I'm back in Vancouver (WA) now until the 3rd. And tonight would be perfect for a little bit of urban.
Alright PDX monkeys... it is Friday the 14th, and apparently there are 5 inches of snow covering the trails at Falls City, which I was planning on riding tomorrow. So, what are my other options right now. The snow is gonna suck this weekend, so snowboarding is out. Anything up near portland in any kind of shape to ride right now? Wildcat? Post Canyon? Is there anything in Eastern Oregon worthy of a road trip?
Help me out. A message today would be great so I know where to go by the morning.
Help me out. A message today would be great so I know where to go by the morning.
I googled it... didn't come up with what I was looking for. Do you have to be an ABA member for insurance reasons? One day licenses? What kind of track terrain, i.e. is it small jumps and lots of flat, or big tables/doubles and such? I know I'm not the only one that finds it difficult to keep speed on flat tracks. -S
I don't know what they are gonna do about racing licenses if you're on a mtb. I assume they will want you to purchase a cruiser class (24") ABA card.sam_little said:
The track has a really tall starting hill with big, steep, berms that allow you to take the corners at full speed without slowing. There are 5 and a half straight-aways, none of the straights are just flat, as you worried about. You can roll the whole track without getting your tires off the ground, except the split optional pro-section with two dirt jump style gap doubles. There are three straights of rythym sections with singles, doubles, small tables, and step ups. You will find that you can gain speed through a section of jumps if you know how to pump. I can do most tracks quite well, including jumping some doubles, without ever pedaling once, just using the "pump" technique.
For more info check out my thread about the race and there's the email address of the people putting on the race.
Also send a PM to some of the people who race their mtb's on bmx tracks up north. They have a thread of their own.
Corvally group headed out to PC tomorrow to take the Falls City skills on the road. Someone show up and show us around?!
Anyone know what conditions are like? Trying to decide on clipless (dry) or flats (slick as shick).
Anyone know what conditions are like? Trying to decide on clipless (dry) or flats (slick as shick).
Hi Sam,
Remember me from wildcat?
Have fun @ PC, I'll be @ FC today.
Let's ride sometime.
Charlie
Remember me from wildcat?
Have fun @ PC, I'll be @ FC today.
Let's ride sometime.
Charlie
Charlie,
I do remember. I still have your number, but after Wildcat I got really busy and was in the field for school for a few months... thus not calling. I've been going out to FC quite a bit as of late, but I killed my shoulder today up in PC, so I may be off the bike for a while. Hopefully not, but we'll see what the x-ray has to say about it tomorrow. I'll send you a PM or give you a call the next time I'm able to make it out riding at FC. Cheers.
I do remember. I still have your number, but after Wildcat I got really busy and was in the field for school for a few months... thus not calling. I've been going out to FC quite a bit as of late, but I killed my shoulder today up in PC, so I may be off the bike for a while. Hopefully not, but we'll see what the x-ray has to say about it tomorrow. I'll send you a PM or give you a call the next time I'm able to make it out riding at FC. Cheers.
Sam-
Hope your shoulder is OK.
Hope your shoulder is OK.
sam_little: how was post canyon (still wet/muddy up top?) Good luck with your shoulder- what'd you wreck on?
Zane:
Conditions were perfect. No mud, tacky trails, dry stunts, etc. The road up is a little puddled towards the top, but no problem. The trails really were great.
I had two bad wrecks, but I don't know the trail names so description is difficult. One was off of the the wooden hip after a teeter-to-g-out, a little before the big drop to wooden landing (that probably took a forest of wood to build). I pitched forward, over-rotated, and landed on my head rather fast. My neck is still tweaked from that, but the shoulder pain is helping me keep the pain in my neck off my mind.
I killed my shoulder on the stupid wooden vert-style launch ramp at the bottom of the section they used for the gorge games. I don't know who built that thing, but they obviously didn't think it through. I've seen some awfully talented riders hit that ramp, and nobody hits it clean. Anyway, I looped out in the air and did a pile driver on my shoulder. The health center folks think its a partial shoulder separation with associated muscle damage. So, it should be a month or two of physical therapy before I'm good, unless they called it wrong.
Whatever, maybe now I'll actually work on my thesis and get the hell out of grad school.
Conditions were perfect. No mud, tacky trails, dry stunts, etc. The road up is a little puddled towards the top, but no problem. The trails really were great.
I had two bad wrecks, but I don't know the trail names so description is difficult. One was off of the the wooden hip after a teeter-to-g-out, a little before the big drop to wooden landing (that probably took a forest of wood to build). I pitched forward, over-rotated, and landed on my head rather fast. My neck is still tweaked from that, but the shoulder pain is helping me keep the pain in my neck off my mind.
I killed my shoulder on the stupid wooden vert-style launch ramp at the bottom of the section they used for the gorge games. I don't know who built that thing, but they obviously didn't think it through. I've seen some awfully talented riders hit that ramp, and nobody hits it clean. Anyway, I looped out in the air and did a pile driver on my shoulder. The health center folks think its a partial shoulder separation with associated muscle damage. So, it should be a month or two of physical therapy before I'm good, unless they called it wrong.
Whatever, maybe now I'll actually work on my thesis and get the hell out of grad school.
Though I have not ridden in a while some of you may remember me.....
my question is are the trails in camas completely gone now? IS the road gap even there anymore?
my question is are the trails in camas completely gone now? IS the road gap even there anymore?
Almost all of the leadbetter stuff is still there, you just have to cut through someone's yard to get to it. Remember where the top of superman was? There's a row of houses there now..... This was as of last weekend.
the superman is gone then or is it in someone's yard????
Is superman the drop at the top of the steep hill or the table below it? Or am i just completely wrong? If its the lower one i cant imagine they built houses down there... too steep. You should go ride PC or Wildcat or something instead... even if there is still that stuff at leadbetter its not worth it.
Also - Zane - I think its time you come up and break your new bike in on the shore. The trails have been perfect lately and some of them may be getting logged soon.
Also - Zane - I think its time you come up and break your new bike in on the shore. The trails have been perfect lately and some of them may be getting logged soon.
do not get me wrong i amnot saying leadbetter in the state it is compares to wildcat or PC but leadbetter is 15 minutes away. all i wanted to do was hit some jumps and there are a few fun ones at leadbetter.
plus i have not ridden in a while and I do not want to ride with a bunch of people and embarass myself.......especially the WILDCAT crew!
plus i have not ridden in a while and I do not want to ride with a bunch of people and embarass myself.......especially the WILDCAT crew!
It is good to hear that you are finally going to get back on your bike. Not much left at leadbetter except Murph land is still there and built up quite a bit since you proably last been there it is easy to clear all of them but if you haven't been riding in a while I wouldn't do them. Not much out there to warm up on anymore.
Yeah from what ive heard theres not much left for local riding... but maybe new things have been built since i last rode there. I want to do some trailbuilding somewhere close in this summer once i get back if anyone is interested or has some projects i can help on.gunslingger said:
I was talking to Jason the other day, and he was there a couple weeks ago. ALL the jumps are still there, the superman (the jump at the top of the hill) is there too but there's a house about 50 feet away. You have to cut through someone's yard to get to it.
Ryan- remember when we were there with toshi last July? Nothing has changed since then..... NOTHING at all.
Ryan- remember when we were there with toshi last July? Nothing has changed since then..... NOTHING at all.
yes! a portland thread. i live in sw portland, and mostly ride the zoo, because i go to lincoln high, and the shuttle and all that. just got a new bike, so ill be up there almost every weekend. and some days after school. hope to seen some of you up there.
where all do you usually ride?
thats awesome! do they have open track, or do you have to take a class, and how much does it cost? when its dry, we should go hit up the zoo, or at least when it stops raining. do you know where bridlemile school is? we are currently building some smaller stuff over there, like a 7 foot ladder drop, a big hip, and a few 10 foot doubles. its pretty sweet.
Does anyone want to ride this coming weekend? I'll probably go out to Post Canyon or something one day and ride somewhere closer like larch mtn the other. Im also starting to work on some dirt jumps in vancouver if anyone wants to dig or ride. Theres one set that is jumpable now, but they are getting better.